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If Beale Street Could Talk

2018 · directed by Barry Jenkins · 120 min · R
24,209 feet · Prominence
782nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw44

Lifetime worldwide gross $21m, re-releases included; about $27m in 2026 money.

Rank5,431 of 11,051In 2018127 of 303

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics91 baseAwards62 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress2 nominated Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actress2 nominated Best Picture, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 nominated Screenplay, Craft and other
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy52

Judged directly: MC87, King Oscar; 8th pct traffic.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.1 from 55kWikipedia16k views a monthAge8 years

Scored beside it · 931 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 44 praise 94 legacy 52averages 63, placing it at24,209 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

Whose apex this is

▲ Stephan James▲ Regina King▲ KiKi Layne

In these careers — elevation for this film

Regina King19,623 ftKiKi Layne18,963 ftStephan James18,917 ftColman Domingo18,286 ftBrian Tyree Henry18,262 ftAunjanue Ellis-Taylor18,142 ftPedro Pascal17,649 ftDave Franco17,646 ftDiego Luna17,646 ftEd Skrein17,638 ftTeyonah Parris17,637 ft